Movie
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Overview
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-02-07
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bryan Brown as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
- Brian Dennehy as Lt. Leo McCarthy
- Diane Venora as Ellen
- Cliff DeYoung as Lipton
- Mason Adams as Col. Mason
- Jerry Orbach as Nicholas DeFranco
- Joe Grifasi as Mickey
- Martha Gehman as Andy
- Trey Wilson as Lt. Murdoch
- Roscoe Orman as Captain Wallenger
- Tom Noonan as Varrick
- Paul D'Amato as Gallagher
Crew
- Robert Mandel - Director
- Gregory Fleeman - Writer
- Robert T. Megginson - Writer
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